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Kathleen Hicks takes a phone call from a senator shortly before her Senate confirmation hearing for Deputy Secretary of Defense in Washington, D.C. Feb. 2, 2021. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom)

DOD weighing options on JEDI with possible changes coming soon, says No.2 Hicks

Defense

A solider at Fort Bragg, home to the 18th Airborne Corps where Project Ridgway aims to turn it into an “AI-enabled force.” (U.S. Army Photo by Pfc. Joshua Cowden / 22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

How one corps is trying to modernize the Army

Defense

FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (Sept. 27, 2018) – Sailors stand watch in the Fleet Operations Center at the headquarters of U.S. Fleet Cyber Command/U.S. 10th Fleet (FCC/C10F). Since its establishment, FCC/C10F has grown into an operational force composed of more than 14,000 Active and Reserve Sailors and civilians organized into 28 active commands, 40 Cyber Mission Force units, and 26 reserve commands around the globe. (U.S. Navy Photo by MC1 Samuel Souvannason/Released)

Air Force to issue $750M IT contract for drone squadron operation center

Defense

Department of Veterans Affairs — (Veterans Health / Flickr)

VA will use $670M from transformational fund to supplement 2022 IT budget request

Modernization

Department of Defense, DOD, Pentagon — (DOD / Lisa Ferdinando)

Verizon gets $495M to build network for DOD’s supercomputers

Acquisition

Developing programmer Development Website design and coding technologies working in software company office — (Getty Images)

Air Force, Navy developing agreement to share coding platforms

Defense

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Daniel Sanchez, 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs apprentice, shows the coin he received from U.S. Space Force Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond, Chief of Space Operations, during Raymond’s visit to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 2, 2021. Raymond coined Sanchez for creating the selected USSF motto, “Semper Supra,” meaning “always above.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John R. Wright)

Space Force adviser says service may need tailored tech

Defense

Navy telework, DOD telework — Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Natalia Murillo, a native of San Diego, participates in a video conference with Navy Public Affairs Support Element (NPASE) West during a drill weekend in May 2020. (U.S. Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Natalia Murillo)

DOD switches off its temporary teleworking platform used by millions

Modernization

Tonya Ugoretz, FBI — Tonya Ugoretz speaks Oct. 24, 2019, at CyberTalks in Washington, D.C. (Scoop News Group)

FBI wants to work more closely with private sector to boost deterrence

Cyber